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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:10 AM Mar 2019

Profiles In Courage: Lindsey Graham

A CNN panel states the obvious:

Trump’s attack on John McCain ‘completely emasculated’ Lindsey Graham — who knows he can’t fight back: CNN

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/trumps-attack-on-john-mccain-completely-emasculated-lindsey-graham-who-knows-he-cant-fight-back-cnn/



Powers made the remark during a discussion of Trump’s refusal to back down on anything, which plays well to his base.

“The John McCain thing is a perfect example of that,” chimed in host John Berman. “He won’t back down against John McCain, who passed away in August. The president is maintaining this John McCain thing months after the death of a senator.”

“Obviously what he said was despicable, it’s so disrespectful to his family,” Powers said. “I think that part of the reason he does it is obviously he has all his issues with McCain, but it’s also a chance for him to assert his dominance over the Republican Party.”

It’s completely emasculating of Lindsey Graham, who — this is his best friend and who knows he can’t really do anything,” Powers continued. “If he responds to this he’s going to probably, well, suffer the wrath of Trump and have his followers turn against him. So it’s a kind of alpha male move to really say like ‘there’s nothing you can do about this. I’m going to say the worst possible thing and there’s nothing you can do.'”
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Profiles In Courage: Lindsey Graham (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2019 OP
May they both go down with the sinking GOP ship. Nt spooky3 Mar 2019 #1
Self-reflection. It's a hell of a thing. theaocp Mar 2019 #2
drumpf is every single thing your mom warned you not to be. lark Mar 2019 #3
...and two years in, some still think he'll "pivot." Miles Archer Mar 2019 #4
Lindsey could do something True Blue American Mar 2019 #5
An Uber Punk ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #11
Graham's last shred of integrity died with Senator McCain. -nt CrispyQ Mar 2019 #6
So Lindsey Graham is his "best friend" this week? smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #7
Lindsay Graham has proven that he has not one ounce of character more than his idol, Trump world wide wally Mar 2019 #8
How many people blackmail their "best friends"? FakeNoose Mar 2019 #9
That is exactly ronatchig Mar 2019 #10

lark

(23,065 posts)
3. drumpf is every single thing your mom warned you not to be.
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:18 AM
Mar 2019

He's stupid, he's incurious, he thinks he's omnipotent, he's full of hate for everyone that doesn't bribe him and fluff his ego constantly, he's racist, he punches down, he has no morals or caring about anyone except himself, he's a traitor and a lifelong criminal theft and fraud. He is maybe the only person in the world without even one redeeming quality - not even one. Even GW, who is totally awful and stupid himself, cared about his wife and children. Drumpfs relatives are just appendages to him to be used for his own gain or desire, he cares nothing for them as people because that's just not in him.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
4. ...and two years in, some still think he'll "pivot."
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:24 AM
Mar 2019

You're right...human decency and any concern whatsoever for others just isn't in him.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
5. Lindsey could do something
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:34 AM
Mar 2019

Last edited Mon Mar 18, 2019, 12:41 PM - Edit history (1)

For instance, stand up and be a man. Right now I see him as a man with no guts at all.

He hung onto John McCain but then revealed what a sniiveling little coward he was inviting ivanka and Jared to the funeral after John made it clear no Trump was welcome at his funera.

He is lower than a snakes belly.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
7. So Lindsey Graham is his "best friend" this week?
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:47 AM
Mar 2019

Does Putin know? Careful Donny, don't want to encourage the old green-eyed monster to make an appearance.

FakeNoose

(32,596 posts)
9. How many people blackmail their "best friends"?
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:16 AM
Mar 2019

I doubt very much that Lindsey Graham is Chump's best friend, he's being blackmailed and he has to keep quiet. Chump has some kind of kompromat on Graham - we can only guess what it is. But we do know that the Russians hacked the RNC emails and stole their secrets, and now they're using them against the GOP Senators. This is how Chump plays everyone, I've got something on you and now you'll dance to my tune.



ronatchig

(575 posts)
10. That is exactly
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:42 AM
Mar 2019

what I do see about.What does shitler and the peckerwood have in their archive on Graham and the turtle from hell. Could it be that he was so naughty with a very young friend of the Chinese madam in Pam Beach?

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